▲ 102 ▼ The number of e-bikes with USB-C charging has now doubled – to two (electrek.co) submitted 9 months ago by _haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.works [M] to c/micromobility@lemmy.world 30 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] markstos@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago (1 child) I expect if more bikes charged via USB-C more people would be trying to charge them via phone chargers and wondering why they or slow. And would these e-bike chargers be able to safely charge a phone which needs less power? Because people would try that, too. permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] sunstoned@lemmus.org 9 points 9 months ago (2 children) The magic of PD is yes, the big charger could safely charge the device that needs less power. You're right about slow charging from a tiny charger to the bike though. Some people surely wouldn't think that part through. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] markstos@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago Though maybe the bike could detect the slow charging case and put a message on the screen. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Sadbutdru@sopuli.xyz 1 point 9 months ago (1 child) Partial discharge? Is it something active about usb that lets the thing being charged dictate the power? Like they're in digital communication via usb? Or just physics? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Crassus@feddit.nl 9 points 9 months ago (1 child) Power delivery. If both the charger and device implement it according to the spec they indeed negotiate the voltage and amperage they will deliver. However not all chargers (properly) implement the spec permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Sadbutdru@sopuli.xyz 2 points 9 months ago (1 child) So is it generally more expensive brand name ones do stick to the spec, or not as simple as that? I've been often using my 65W laptop supply to charge my phone, earbuds, whatever. But it's not OEM, so now I'm wondering... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Cort@lemmy.world 1 point 9 months ago It depends. Nintendo for example notoriously doesn't follow the spec, and some budget laptop oem chargers don't support all the voltages either permalink fedilink source parent
[–] sunstoned@lemmus.org 9 points 9 months ago (2 children) The magic of PD is yes, the big charger could safely charge the device that needs less power. You're right about slow charging from a tiny charger to the bike though. Some people surely wouldn't think that part through. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] markstos@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago Though maybe the bike could detect the slow charging case and put a message on the screen. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Sadbutdru@sopuli.xyz 1 point 9 months ago (1 child) Partial discharge? Is it something active about usb that lets the thing being charged dictate the power? Like they're in digital communication via usb? Or just physics? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Crassus@feddit.nl 9 points 9 months ago (1 child) Power delivery. If both the charger and device implement it according to the spec they indeed negotiate the voltage and amperage they will deliver. However not all chargers (properly) implement the spec permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Sadbutdru@sopuli.xyz 2 points 9 months ago (1 child) So is it generally more expensive brand name ones do stick to the spec, or not as simple as that? I've been often using my 65W laptop supply to charge my phone, earbuds, whatever. But it's not OEM, so now I'm wondering... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Cort@lemmy.world 1 point 9 months ago It depends. Nintendo for example notoriously doesn't follow the spec, and some budget laptop oem chargers don't support all the voltages either permalink fedilink source parent
[–] markstos@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago Though maybe the bike could detect the slow charging case and put a message on the screen. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Sadbutdru@sopuli.xyz 1 point 9 months ago (1 child) Partial discharge? Is it something active about usb that lets the thing being charged dictate the power? Like they're in digital communication via usb? Or just physics? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Crassus@feddit.nl 9 points 9 months ago (1 child) Power delivery. If both the charger and device implement it according to the spec they indeed negotiate the voltage and amperage they will deliver. However not all chargers (properly) implement the spec permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Sadbutdru@sopuli.xyz 2 points 9 months ago (1 child) So is it generally more expensive brand name ones do stick to the spec, or not as simple as that? I've been often using my 65W laptop supply to charge my phone, earbuds, whatever. But it's not OEM, so now I'm wondering... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Cort@lemmy.world 1 point 9 months ago It depends. Nintendo for example notoriously doesn't follow the spec, and some budget laptop oem chargers don't support all the voltages either permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Crassus@feddit.nl 9 points 9 months ago (1 child) Power delivery. If both the charger and device implement it according to the spec they indeed negotiate the voltage and amperage they will deliver. However not all chargers (properly) implement the spec permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Sadbutdru@sopuli.xyz 2 points 9 months ago (1 child) So is it generally more expensive brand name ones do stick to the spec, or not as simple as that? I've been often using my 65W laptop supply to charge my phone, earbuds, whatever. But it's not OEM, so now I'm wondering... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Cort@lemmy.world 1 point 9 months ago It depends. Nintendo for example notoriously doesn't follow the spec, and some budget laptop oem chargers don't support all the voltages either permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Sadbutdru@sopuli.xyz 2 points 9 months ago (1 child) So is it generally more expensive brand name ones do stick to the spec, or not as simple as that? I've been often using my 65W laptop supply to charge my phone, earbuds, whatever. But it's not OEM, so now I'm wondering... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Cort@lemmy.world 1 point 9 months ago It depends. Nintendo for example notoriously doesn't follow the spec, and some budget laptop oem chargers don't support all the voltages either permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Cort@lemmy.world 1 point 9 months ago It depends. Nintendo for example notoriously doesn't follow the spec, and some budget laptop oem chargers don't support all the voltages either permalink fedilink source parent